Right-Wingers Are Less Intelligent Than Left Wingers, SaysStudy Children with low intelligence grow up to be prejudicedRight-wing views make the less intelligent feel 'safe'Analysis of more than 15,000 people

Right-wingers tend to be less intelligent than left-wingers,and people with low childhood intelligence tend to grow up tohave racist and anti-gay views, says a controversial new study.Conservative politics work almost as a 'gateway' into prejudiceagainst others, say the Canadian academics. The paper analysedlarge UK studies which compared childhood intelligence withpolitical views in adulthood across more than 15,000 people.The authors claim that people with low intelligence gravitatetowards right-wing views because they make them feel safe.

The survey, which compared childhood intelligence withpolitical views, is bad news for David Cameron, theConservative Party Prime Minister but should give a lift toLabour Party leader, Ed Miliband, pictured in Question TimeCrucially, people's educational level is not what determineswhether they are racist or not - it's innate intelligence,according to the academics. Social status also appears to playno part. The study, published in Psychological Science, claimsthat right-wing ideology forms a 'pathway' for people with lowreasoning ability to become prejudiced against groups such asother races and gay people.

Left-wingers tend to be more open-minded says the survey -Democrats voted in first black U.S. president Barack Obama. Butright-wing ideology forms a pathway for prejudice - Republicanfrontrunner Mitt Romney, pictured right, was glitter-bombedyesterday by gay-rights activists because of his views'Cognitive abilities are critical in forming impressions ofother people and in being open minded,' say the researchers.'Individuals with lower cognitive abilities may gravitatetowards more socially conservative right-wing ideologies thatmaintain the status quo. 'It provides a sense of order.'The study, by academics at Brock University in Ontario, Canada,used information from two UK studies from 1958 and 1970 , whereseveral thousand children were assessed for intelligence at age10 and 11, and then asked political questions aged 33. The 1958National Child Development involved 4,267 men and 4,537 womenborn in 1958. RELATED ARTICLESPrevious12NextRIGHTMINDS: Does a low IQ make you right-wing? That depends onhow you define left and right As scientists discover how to'translate' brainwaves into words... Could a machine read yourinnermost... How everyone from top civil servants to TVpresenters are using a loophole to only pay 21% tax - and howyou...SHARE THIS ARTICLEShare'Individuals with lower abilities may gravitate towardsright-wing ideologies that maintain the status quo. It providesa sense of order,' say the academics The British Cohort Studyinvolved 3,412 men and 3,658 women born in 1970. It's the firsttime the data from these studies has been used in this way. Inadulthood, the children were asked whether they agreed withstatements such as, 'I wouldn't mind working with people fromother races,' and 'I wouldn't mind if a family of a differentrace moved next door.' They were also asked whether they agreedwith statements about typically right-wing and sociallyconservative politics such as, 'Give law breakers stiffersentences,' and 'Schools should teach children to obeyauthority.' The researchers also compared their results againsta 1986 American study which included tests of cognitive abilityand questions assessing prejudice against homosexuals. Theauthors claim that there is a strong correlation between lowintelligence both as a child and an adult, and right-wingpolitics. The authors also claim that conservative politics ispart of a complex relationship that leads people to becomeprejudices. 'Conservative ideology represents a criticalpathway through which childhood intelligence predicts racism inadulthood,' says the paper. 'In psychological terms, therelation between intelligence and prejudice may stem from thepropensity of individuals with lower cognitive ability toendorse more right wing conservative ideologies because suchideologies offer a psychological sense of stability and order.''Clearly, however, all socially conservative people are notprejudiced, and all prejudiced persons are not conservative.'

Post by GeorgeRight-Wingers Are Less Intelligent Than Left Wingers, SaysStudy Children with low intelligence grow up to be prejudicedRight-wing views make the less intelligent feel 'safe'Analysis of more than 15,000 white people

Ya... right... no BLACK people, which make up an AWFUL lot of the Democratparty, Yeung.

The more people wake up to what hate filled psychopaths the left is, themore desperate the left wing basement dwellers become and the moreinsane their ramblings. Which is why they are so scared that they canonly forge posts and then redirect followups. They're just whiney littlecowards that are incapable of taking care of themselves and want realpeople to wipe their little butts for them. The last dying gasps of adying idiotic ideology.

Post by GeorgeRight-Wingers Are Less Intelligent Than Left Wingers, SaysStudy Children with low intelligence grow up to be prejudicedRight-wing views make the less intelligent feel 'safe'Analysis of more than 15,000 peopleRight-wingers tend to be less intelligent than left-wingers,and people with low childhood intelligence tend to grow up tohave racist and anti-gay views, says a controversial new study.Conservative politics work almost as a 'gateway' into prejudiceagainst others, say the Canadian academics. The paper analysedlarge UK studies which compared childhood intelligence withpolitical views in adulthood across more than 15,000 people.The authors claim that people with low intelligence gravitatetowards right-wing views because they make them feel safe.The survey, which compared childhood intelligence withpolitical views, is bad news for David Cameron, theConservative Party Prime Minister but should give a lift toLabour Party leader, Ed Miliband, pictured in Question TimeCrucially, people's educational level is not what determineswhether they are racist or not - it's innate intelligence,according to the academics. Social status also appears to playno part. The study, published in Psychological Science, claimsthat right-wing ideology forms a 'pathway' for people with lowreasoning ability to become prejudiced against groups such asother races and gay people.Left-wingers tend to be more open-minded says the survey -Democrats voted in first black U.S. president Barack Obama. Butright-wing ideology forms a pathway for prejudice - Republicanfrontrunner Mitt Romney, pictured right, was glitter-bombedyesterday by gay-rights activists because of his views'Cognitive abilities are critical in forming impressions ofother people and in being open minded,' say the researchers.'Individuals with lower cognitive abilities may gravitatetowards more socially conservative right-wing ideologies thatmaintain the status quo. 'It provides a sense of order.'The study, by academics at Brock University in Ontario, Canada,used information from two UK studies from 1958 and 1970 , whereseveral thousand children were assessed for intelligence at age10 and 11, and then asked political questions aged 33. The 1958National Child Development involved 4,267 men and 4,537 womenborn in 1958.

Unfortunately, right wingers tend to vote more often. It'simportant to them to elect a "father" figure.[]'s

We are talking about entitlement freeloader, not BS reports thatinclude federal salaries and federal upkeep.

Certain types of people are so stupid welfare is all they know andfederal housing. The few with a work ethic do deserve welfare whilethey try to better their lives. The true trash have 5 kids while onwelfare.